ISSN:
1432-1335
Keywords:
NK activity
;
Cisplatin
;
Methylprednisolone
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary The achievable concentrations of 1-(4-amino-2-methyl-5-pyrimidinyl)methyl-3-(2-chloroethyl-3-nitrosourea (ACNU), adriamycin, mitomycin C, vindesine, and epipodophyllotoxin suppressed the natural killer (NK) activity of human peripheral blood lymphocytes in vitro, whereas NK activity was not decreased 24h after incubation with the maximum achievable concentration of cisplatin (cDDP). NK activity of patients treated with 80 mg per square meter of cDDP alone was not decreased for 3 weeks after cDDP administration. In contrast, NK activity of patients treated with the same dose of cDDP and methylprednisolone was significantly decreased 1 week after cDDP administration. It was concluded that methylprednisolone, used as an antiemetic agent, had an immunosuppressive effect.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01884259
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